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August 2026

From the Editors Managing the foreign fighters who remain in Syria has emerged as a defining test of the country’s...

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July 2026

From the Editors In what ways do the objectives and motivations of cartels differ from those of more traditional terrorist...

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June 2026

From the Editors In our cover article this month, Michael Knights, Alex Almeida, and Crispin Smith examine the “unprecedented” involvement...

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May 2026

From the Editors Developments in the Sahel so far this year have underscored the persistence and severity of the jihadi...

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April 2026

From the Editors In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to how violent non-state actors are using artificial intelligence...

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March 2026

From the Editors On December 14, 2025, two supporters of the Islamic State conducted the first mass casualty terrorist attack...

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February 2026

From the Editors Ahmed al-Sharaa’s ongoing consolidation of power in Syria will depend to a great extent on the integration...

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January 2026

From the Editors In December 2025, the United States reported that it had launched strikes against Islamic State fighters in...

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November/December 2025

From the Editors Our cover article focuses on how we measure risk in the terrorism field, a task that is...

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October 2025

From the Editors Whether Hamas will pursue external operations in Europe—and potentially elsewhere—is the subject of our cover article this...

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September 2025

From the Editors The prospect of, and the potential outcomes and dynamics associated with, possible U.S. military action against cartels...

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August 2025

From the Editors In our cover article this month, Matthew Levitt examines potential retaliation by Iran against the U.S. homeland...

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July 2025

From the Editors What are the impacts of the war in Ukraine on the threat of drone terrorism? That is...

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June 2025

From the Editors From March 15 to May 5 of this year, the United States conducted a major aerial and...

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May 2025

From the Editor In the May 2025 feature article, Daisy Muibu and Yayedior Mbengue examine the evolving counterterrorism challenge in...

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